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Oct 31, 2025
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2023-2024 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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PHI 105 - Introduction to Ethics  PHI 1105.
Description: Examination of the nature of morality and specific moral issues. Questions explored include: What is the foundation of morality? What makes actions either right or wrong? What does it mean to be a good person? What gives life meaning? Why should we try to do the right thing? Topics include: abortion, war, euthanasia, animal rights, happiness, the meaning of life, environmental rights, poverty, sex, feminism, racism, free speech, torture, and the law.
Prerequisites: Reading Proficiency
General Education Competency: Diversity; Critical Thinking
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Critical thinking and moral reasoning
- The nature and history of moral theories
- The relationship between religion and morality
- The relationship between science and morality
- Application of moral reasoning to contemporary issues
Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze moral arguments (1-5)
- Compare major moral theories (2)
- Identify the relationship between religion and morality. (3)
- Identify the relationship between science and morality. (4)
- Argue for a moral position. (5)
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